Ludwig

Name: Ludwig
Director: Luchino Visconti
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1973-03-07
Duration: 3 h 59 min
Rating: 7.423
Cast: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe

“Ludwig. He loved women. He loved men. He lived as controversially as he ruled. But he did not care what the world thought. He was the world.”

1973

3h 59m

Drama History

Director: Luchino Visconti

Writers: Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti

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Overview

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.